Batman #5: Volume 5: Zero Year - Dark City
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- Series
- Batman
- Issue number
- 5
- Cover date
- 2014-10-31
- Story arc
- Zero Year
- ComicVine ID
- 468049
Quick answer
Batman #5: Volume 5: Zero Year - Dark City is cataloged as part of the Zero Year reading path, giving readers a specific checkpoint in that storyline rather than a generic issue listing. Gotham Vault connects it to Batman (Bruce Wayne), The Joker, Robin (Dick Grayson), The Riddler (Edward Nygma), Batman, and the broader 2014-10-31 Batman publication timeline.
Issue summary
Before the Batcave and Robin, The Joker and the Batmobile, there was ZERO YEAR. The Riddler has plunged Gotham City into darkness. How will a young Dark Knight bring his beloved hometown from the brink of chaos and madness and back into the light? This final ZERO YEAR volume collects BATMAN #25-27 and 29-33.
Citation summary
Batman #5: Volume 5: Zero Year - Dark City is a Batman issue with cover date 2014-10-31. Gotham Vault links it to Batman (Bruce Wayne), The Joker, Robin (Dick Grayson), The Riddler (Edward Nygma) and the Zero Year story arc.
Characters listed for this issue
Story arc / special series
Zero Year — Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's New 52 origin epic throws a young Batman into a flooded, Riddler-controlled Gotham before the legend is fully formed.
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FAQ
What comic is Batman #5: Volume 5: Zero Year - Dark City?
Batman #5: Volume 5: Zero Year - Dark City is a Batman-related comic issue in Gotham Vault's database. It is listed under the Batman series as issue #5 with a cover date of 2014-10-31.
Who appears in Batman #5: Volume 5: Zero Year - Dark City?
Gotham Vault currently identifies these characters for this issue: Batman (Bruce Wayne), The Joker, Robin (Dick Grayson), The Riddler (Edward Nygma).
Is Batman #5: Volume 5: Zero Year - Dark City part of a story arc?
This issue is tagged as part of Zero Year. Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo's New 52 origin epic throws a young Batman into a flooded, Riddler-controlled Gotham before the legend is fully formed.
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